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Three Gorges Dam

Type

Hydroelectric dam

Height

185 meters (607 ft)

Impacts

Ecological change • Economic implications

Purpose

Power generation • Research center for cybernetics and artificial intelligence

Capacity

22,500 MW

Location

Yangtze River, China

Controversies

Unintentional flooding of ancient archaeological sites • Geopolitical tensions with China

Constructed by

Central Asian states

Year of completion

2006

Total construction cost

$37 billion

Three Gorges Dam